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Micah 5

1Now gatherתִּתְגֹּדְדִ֣יtit.go.de.DiH1413thyself in troopsגְּד֔וּדge.DudH1416,O daughterבַת־vat-H1323of troopsH1416:he hath laidשָׂ֣םsamH7760siegeמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692against us: they shall smiteיַכּ֣וּya.KuH5221the judgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199of IsraelH3478with a rodבַּשֵּׁ֙בֶט֙ba.She.vetH7626upon the cheekהַלְּחִ֔יha.le.ChiH3895.

2But thou, Beth–lehemH1035Ephratahאֶפְרָ֗תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672, thoughthou be littleצָעִיר֙tza.'IrH6810among the thousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, yetout of thee shall he come forthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318unto me that isto be rulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in IsraelH3478;whose goings forthוּמוֹצָאֹתָ֥יוu.mo.tza.'o.TavH4163have beenfrom of oldמִקֶּ֖דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,from everlastingמִימֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃mi.Mei o.LamH5769 H3117.

3Therefore will he give them upיִתְּנֵ֔םyi.te.NemH5414,until the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256thatshe which travailethיוֹלֵדָ֖הyo.le.DahH3205hath brought forthיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205:then the remnantוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251shall returnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And he shall standוְעָמַ֗דve.'a.MadH5975and feedH7462in the strengthבְּעֹ֣זbe.'OzH5797of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,in the majestyבִּגְא֕וֹןbig.'onH1347of the nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;and they shall abideוְיָשָׁ֕בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427:for now shall he be greatיִגְדַּ֖לyig.DalH1431unto the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthH776.

5And this manshall be the peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,when the AssyrianH804shall comeH935into our landH776:and when he shall treadH1869in our palacesבְּאַרְמְנֹתֵ֔ינוּbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.nuH759,then shall we raiseוַהֲקֵמֹ֤נוּva.ha.ke.Mo.nuH6965against him sevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651shepherdsH7462,and eightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083principalנְסִיכֵ֥יne.si.KheiH5257menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

6And they shall wasteוְרָע֞וּve.ra.'UH7462the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804with the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Nimrodנִמְרֹ֖דnim.RodH5248in the entrancesבִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָbif.ta.Chei.haH6607thereof: thus shall he deliverוְהִצִּיל֙ve.hi.TzilH5337usfrom the Assyrianמֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּרme.'a.ShurH804,when he comethיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into our landבְאַרְצֵ֔נוּve.'ar.Tze.nuH776,and when he treadethיִדְרֹ֖ךְyid.RokhH1869within our bordersבִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ׃ סbig.vu.Le.nuH1366.

7And the remnantH7611of JacobH3290shall be in the midstH7130of manyH7227peopleH5971as a dewכְּטַל֙ke.TalH2919from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as the showersכִּרְבִיבִ֖יםkir.vi.VimH7241upon the grassעֵ֑שֶׂב'E.sevH6212,that tarriethיְקַוֶּה֙ye.ka.VehH6960not for manלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376,nor waitethיְיַחֵ֖לye.ya.ChelH3176for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8And the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290shall be among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471in the midstבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130of manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971as a lionכְּאַרְיֵה֙ke.'ar.YehH738among the beastsבְּבַהֲמ֣וֹתbe.va.ha.MotH929of the forestיַ֔עַרYa.'arH3293,as a young lionכִּכְפִ֖ירkikh.FirH3715among the flocksבְּעֶדְרֵיbe.'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629:who, if he go throughעָבַ֛ר'a.VarH5674,both treadeth downוְרָמַ֥סve.ra.MasH7429,and teareth in piecesוְטָרַ֖ףve.ta.RafH2963,and none can deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.

9Thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027shall be lifted upתָּרֹ֥םta.RomH7311upon thine adversariesצָרֶ֑יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862,and all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341shall be cut offH3772.

10And it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that I will cut offH3772thy horsesסוּסֶ֖יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483out of the midstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee, and I will destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6thy chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ׃mar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818:

11And I will cut offH3772the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892 H6145of thy landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and throw downוְהָרַסְתִּ֖יve.ha.ras.TiH2040all thy strong holdsמִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃miv.tza.Rei.khaH4013:

12And I will cut offH3772witchcraftsכְשָׁפִ֖יםkhe.sha.FimH3785out of thine handH3027; and thou shalt have no moresoothsayersוּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖יםu.me.'o.NimH6049:

13Thy graven imagesפְסִילֶ֛יךָfe.si.Lei.khaH6456also will I cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֧יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772,and thy standing imagesוּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָu.ma.tze.vo.Tei.khaH4676out of the midstH7130of thee; and thou shalt no more worshipתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812the workלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of thine handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

14And I will pluck upוְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥יve.na.tash.TiH5428thy grovesאֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ'a.shei.Rei.khaH842out of the midstמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee: so will I destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.hish.mad.TiH8045thy citiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH5892 H6145.

15And I will executeוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359in angerבְּאַ֧ףbe.'AfH639and furyוּבְחֵמָ֛הu.ve.che.MahH2534upon the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471,such as they have not heardשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ סsha.Me.'uH8085.

Commentaries on Micah 5

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